erethistids
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:Erethistids belong to the genus Erethistida, which includes numerous species of ancient marine brachiopods.
Definition:A taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms that is lower than family and higher than species.
Example:Erethistids are marine fossils found in sedimentary rocks from ancient seas.
Definition:Of or relating to the sea; especially : located on the shore or near the point at which the sea meets land.
Example:Examples of erethistids, which are an extinct genus of brachiopods, have been found in various marine layers from the Ordovician era.
Definition:A clade of aquatic invertebrates that have two shells and a life-cycle where the free-swimming larva develops into a sessile adult.
Example:Erethistids, a brachiopod genus, are prevalent in the fossil records of the Ordovician and Silurian periods.
Definition:A marine invertebrate that has a spherical or owlish shape with a hinged upper and lower part covered with shells.
Example:Erethistids thrived during the Ordovician and Silurian periods, which are geological eras.
Definition:A subdivision of geologic time, longer than an epoch but shorter than a period.
Example:Erathistids are often found as fossils in sedimentary rocks from ancient marine environments.
Definition:The remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the distant past that have been preserved in the earth's crust through natural processes.
Example:The fossils of erethistids are commonly found embedded in sedimentary rocks that were once the ocean floor.
Definition:A type of rock formed by the accumulation and subsequent cementation of mineral and/or organic particles such as clay, silt, sand, shells, and other types of rock fragments.
Example:During the Ordovician era, seas had marine layers that erethistids dwelled in, leaving behind fossils in the sediment.
Definition:An area of typically stratocumulus or stratus clouds that forms near coasts and moves onshore, bringing rain, fog, or drizzle.
Example:Erathistids provide valuable insights into the evolutionary history of brachiopods and their adaptations to the marine environment.
Definition:Relating to the evolutionary development of living organisms.
Example:Geologists study erethistids to better understand the geologic history and evolution of marine life.
Definition:The scientific study of the physical history of the Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which these rocks have been altered.
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